CVE-2012-4960 Weak cryptography in n/a
Attackers can brute-force DES-encrypted stored passwords on various Huawei network devices to obtain cleartext credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4960?
CVE-2012-4960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jun 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Huawei NE5000E, MA5200G, NE40E, NE80E, ATN, NE40, NE80, NE20E-X6, NE20, ME60, CX600, CX200, CX300, ACU, WLAN AC 6605, S9300, S7700, S2300, S3300, S5300, S3300HI, S5300HI, S5306, S6300, S2700, S3700, S5700, S6700, AR G3, H3C AR(OEM IN), AR 19, AR 29, AR 49, Eudemon100E, Eudemon200, Eudemon300, Eudemon500, Eudemon1000, Eudemon1000E-U/USG5300, Eudemon1000E-X/USG5500, Eudemon8080E/USG9300, Eudemon8160E/USG9300, Eudemon8000E-X/USG9500, E200E-C/USG2200, E200E-X3/USG2200, E200E-X5/USG2200, E200E-X7/USG2200, E200E-C/USG5100, E200E-X3/USG5100, E200E-X5/USG5100, E200E-X7/USG5100, E200E-B/USG2100, E200E-X1/USG2100, E200E-X2/USG2100, SVN5300, SVN2000, SVN5000, SVN3000, NIP100, NIP200, NIP1000, NIP2100, NIP2200, and NIP5100 use the DES algorithm for stored passwords, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4960?
It affects 66 products.
Products include Huawei Acu, Huawei Ar 19\/29\/49, Huawei Ar G3, Huawei Atn, Huawei Cx200, Huawei Cx300 and 60 more.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4960?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-4960 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-4960 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-45v5-mvm5-gw3v.